1、.单词拼写1Testing is still the usual _(方法)by which students progress is measured in most Chinese schools.2Thanks to the good policy,economy is _(繁荣),which has created job opportunities.3It was becoming _(明显的)to me that she didnt like me.distinctmeansboomingSection Warming Up&Reading Language Points4A st
2、rong man will bear (困苦)without complaining.5Only a few of the shopkeepers thought highly of the plan.The (大多数)were against it.6What (百分比)of the students were absent?7Taiwan Island and the mainland are separated by the Taiwan(海峡)8 The spokesman of the Foreign (部 长)announced the news to the reporters.
3、MinistryhardshipmajoritypercentageStraits.拓展词汇1n大多数；大半minority(反义词)n.少数2n意大利n&adj.意大利人(的)；意大利语(的)3adj.人种的；种族的race n人种；种族4vt.选择；选举election n选举5n飞行器；飞机pl.6vi.移入(外国定居)n移民；移居入境immigrationmajorityItalyItalianracialelectaircraftaircraftimmigrate巧记单词例词规律racialn.去 e-ialadj.electionv.-ionn.派生词immigrationv.去
4、e-ionn.合成词aircraftn.n.n.补全短语1live 继续存在；继续生存；依靠生存2by means.用办法；借助3declare war.向宣战4Makelife 习惯于新的生活方式、工作等5become home成为的家园6Keep坚持；维持；沿袭(风俗、传统等)7Suffer遭受8 addition而且；除以外(还)inonofon/againstatoupfrom1教材原句Exactly when the first people arrived in what we now know as California,no one really knows.最早的一批人具体是
5、在什么时候来到我们现在所知道的加利福尼亚州地区的，谁也说不清楚。句型点拨what 引导宾语从句，作介词 in 的宾语。佳句赏析In 1492,Columbus reached what is now calledAmerica.1492 年哥伦布到达了现在所称的美洲大陆。2教材原句However,it is likely that Native Americans were living in California at least fifteen thousand years ago.然而，可能至少在 15 000 年以前美洲土著人就住在加利福尼亚了。句型点拨it is likely tha
6、t.“有可能”。佳句赏析Its likely that the conference will be put off because of the weather.这次会议有可能会由于天气原因而被推迟。3教材原句Of the first Spanish to go to California,the majority were religious men,whose ministry was to teach the Catholic religion to the natives.在首批移居加州的西班牙人中，大部分是宗教人士，他们的职责是向原居住人民传授天主教。句型点拨修饰序数词 the l
7、ast 或 the only 等或被这些词限定的名词或代词时，用不定式作定语。佳句赏析She was the first athlete to win the gold medal in Rio Olympics.她是第一个在里约奥运会上赢得金牌的运动员。4教材原句It is believed that before long the mix of nationalities will be so great that there will be no distinct major racial or cultural groups,but simply a mixture of many r
8、aces and cultures.人们相信，用不了多久，多种国籍的混合将会非常之大，以至于不可能存在一种明显的主要种族或文化群体，而只是多种族、多文化的混合体。句型点拨It is believed that.“人们认为/相信”，其构成为：Itbe过去分词that 从句。佳句赏析It is believed that greenhouse gases are the main causes of global warming.人们认为温室气体是全球变暖的主要原因。1The customs and languages of the immigrants live on in their new
9、home.(P1)这些移民的风俗习惯以及语言在他们的新家都得以延续。live on 继续存在；继续生存；以为食；靠为生写出下列句中 live on 的含义In order to live on,the lions have to leave this grassland for another place.For Kobe,20-year NBA career finally closed its door,but his spirit and achievement still live on.The poor disabled couple live on a small income.A
10、 panda lives on bamboo leaves.继续生存继续存在靠为生以为食live through 经历而幸存live up to 符合；不辜负(希望)；履行live with 和一起生活；容忍live/lead a .life 过着的生活As you go through this book,you will find that each of the millions of people who World War had a different experience.当你浏览这本书时，你会发现经历过二战的数百万中的每一个人都有不同的经历。Had she her promis
11、e,she would have made it to Yale University.如果她当年履行了自己的诺言，她就会进入耶鲁大学了。lived throughlived up to2However,it is likely that Native Americans were living in California at least fifteen thousand years ago.(P2)然而，可能至少在 15 000 年以前美洲土著人就住在加利福尼亚了。it is likely that.sb./sth.be likely to do sth.“做某事是可能的”It is li
12、kely that the weather will be fine tomorrow.The weather is likely to be fine tomorrow.明天天气可能会很晴朗。辨析likely用于 it is likely that.或 sb./sth.be likely to do sth.句型中possible用于 it is possible(for sb.)to do sth.或it is possible that.句型中probable常用于 it is probable that.句型中Would leave a message for her?我可以给她留个口
13、讯吗？Its that they will come back next week.他们可能下周回来。it be possible for me tolikely/probable/possible3Scientists believe that these settlers crossed the Bering Strait in the Arctic to America by means of a land bridge which existed in prehistoric times.(P2)科学家们认为这些迁居者通过一条史前时代就已经存在的大陆桥穿越北极地区的白令海峡到达美洲。m
14、eans n方法；手段(单复数同形)(1)a means of.的方法means of production/transport/communication生产工具/运输工具/通信手段(2)by means of 用，依靠；通过by all means 无论如何；当然可以(口语)by no means 绝对不；无论如何都不(用于句首，句子要倒装)Scientists are working to devise a means of storing this type of power.科学家们正在为发明一种能储存这种动力的方法而工作。controlled release,I can deliv
15、er my books to some specific person.通过定向发放，我能把我的书送给某个特别的人。However we are in a hurry,we should by no means go through the red light.However we are in a hurry,by no means the red light.无论我们多么匆忙，我们决不要闯红灯。By means ofshould we go through点津 当 means 表示“方法，方式，手段”时，单复数同形。means 作主语若有 every,each,one 等词修饰时，谓语动词
16、用单数；有 some,several,many,few 等词修饰时，谓语动词用复数。Every possible means (try),but none works.All possible means (try),but none works.所有可能的办法都已经尝试过了，但没有一种奏效。has been triedhave been tried4Of the first Spanish to go to California,the majority were religious men,whose ministry was to teach the Catholic religion
17、to the natives.(P2)在首批移居加州的西班牙人中，大部分是宗教人士，他们的职责是向原住民传授天主教。majority n大多数；大半(常与 the 连用)(1)in a/the majority 占大多数a/the majority of 大多数by/with a majority of 以大多数(2)minority n.少数in the minority 占少数When I have a different opinion,I may choose to give it up and respect the opinion of the majority.当我有不同意见时，
18、我可能选择放弃我的意见并尊重大多数人的意见。Among the members of the committee those who are in favour of the plan are.委员会成员中赞成这项计划的占大多数。点津(1)the majority 单独作主语时，谓语动词用单复数形式均可。in the majority(2)the majority of复数名词复数谓语动词不可数名词单数谓语动词The majority of electors whom they are going to vote for.大多数选民已经决定投票选谁。The majority of work b
19、efore dark.天黑之前大部分工作已经被完成了。have already made up their mindshas been finished5Some died or returned home,but most remained in California to make a life for themselves despite great hardship.(P2)有些人死了或回家了，但是大多数人留在加利福尼亚谋生，尽管困难重重。make a life 习惯于新的生活方式、工作等；谋生In my opinion,it is not so helpful to give som
20、eone some bread as to teach him how to make a life.在我看来，给人以面包不如教他如何谋生有帮助。make/earn a/ones living 谋生lead/live a.life 过着生活come to life 变得活跃起来come(back)to life 苏醒过来bring.(back)to life 使苏醒；使生动lose ones life 失去生命We should in order to protect our earth.为保护我们的地球，我们应该过一种低碳生活。Meanwhile,as spring advanced,the
21、 flowers in the seed ranch began to.同时，春深了，苗圃里的花草开始发芽了。lead/live a low-carbon lifecome to life6By the time California elected to become the thirty-first federal state of the USA in 1850,it was already a multicultural society.(P2)到 1850 年加利福尼亚成为美国第 31 个联邦州的时候，它已经是一个有着多种文化的社会了。elect v选择；决定做某事；选举某人Like
22、 men,women have the right to elect and to be elected.女性享有和男性平等的选举权和被选举权。(1)elect sb.(as/to be).选举某人为elect to do sth.选择或决定做某事(2)election n.选举；当选；推举Besides,I have such a good command of English that I assistant to my English teacher.此外，我英语掌握得如此好以至于我被选举为英语课代表。We wonder who will win the next (elect).我们都
23、想知道下届选举谁会当选。点津 在“elect sb.职务”表达中，表示职务的名词不加冠词。这类名词常见的有：monitor,mayor(市长),chairman,president,captain,head,dean(系主任)等。She is the first woman to be elected(as)mayor.她是第一位被选为市长的女性。am elected aselection7Today,Chinese-Americans live in all parts of California,although a large percentage have chosen to stay
24、 in the“Chinatowns”of Los Angeles and San Francisco.(P2)今天，加利福尼亚州各地都有美籍华人居住，尽管有很大比例的华人还是选择住在洛杉矶和圣弗朗西斯科的“唐人街”里。percentage n百分比；百分率The percentage of girls in engineering has increased substantially.学工科的女孩的比例已经大大增加了。A large percentage of the crop (be)spoiled in the disaster last year.去年的灾害中，大部分的庄稼被毁。A
25、small percentage of the workers (be)unskilled.少数工人是非熟练工。The percentage of unskilled workers (be)small.非熟练工的比例很小。点津(1)“a percentage of n.”作主语时，谓语动词的单复数与 of 后的名词保持一致。(2)percentage 放在 the 后作主语时，谓语动词用单数形式。wasareis辨析percent表示“百分之”，相当于“%”，其前面往往是一个具体的数字percentage表示“百分比；百分率”，前面不能是具体数字，只能被 high,low 修饰，提问一般用
26、what8.In 1911 immigrants from Denmark established a town of their own,which today still keeps up their Danish culture.(P2)1911 年，丹麦移民建立了自己的城镇，至今仍然保留着丹麦文化。keep up 坚持；维持；沿袭(风俗、传统等)；跟上；继续做写出下列句中 keep up 的含义Though they live in the United States,they keep up the Chinese customs.沿袭(风俗、传统等)In the face of f
27、ailure,we should keep up a good state of mind.By studying hard she managed to keep up.The rain has been keeping up for two days and the roads are flooded.Keep up the good work.keep up with 跟上；与保持同步keep on(doing sth.)继续(做某事)keep away from 不靠近/远离keep off 不靠近；远离；勿踩；勿踏keep back 阻止；保留；隐瞒保持赶上持续继续做As long
28、as you can them,youre safe.只要你离他们远一点，你就会安全。keep away fromIt is believed that before long the mix of nationalities will be so great that there will be no distinct major racial or cultural groups,but simply a mixture of many races and cultures.(P3)人们相信，用不了多久，多种国籍的混合将会非常之大，以至于不可能存在一种明显的主要种族或文化群体，而只是多种族
29、、多文化的混合体。本句中用了“It is believed that.”句型。该句型可与“主语be believed to do sth.”结构互换，意为“人们相信/据信”。能用于此结构的动词还有：say,know,report,think,expect,consider,suppose 等。It is believed that reading increases our knowledge and broadens our mind.increase our knowledge and broaden our mind.人们相信阅读能增长我们的知识，拓宽我们的视野。Reading is b
30、elieved to点津(1)It is suggested/hoped that.不能转换成“主语be过去分词to do”结构。(2)在“主语besaid/expected.to do”结构中，不定式的形式取决于它与谓语动作发生的先后关系。之后或几乎同时发生，常用一般式(to do)；强调同时发生时还可用进行式(to be doing)；之前发生用完成式(to have done)。It is said that she works as an actress.She is said as an actress.(做演员与据说同时发生)据说她现在是个演员。It is said that To
31、m went abroad last week.Tom is said abroad last week.(出国发生在据说之前)据说汤姆上周已出国了。Its said that the camps are bursting at the seams.The camps are said at the seams.(“快炸线”和“据说”同时发生)据说帐篷的缝合处快炸线了。to workto have goneto be bursting1There are strict limits on (immigrate)into the country.2People of different have
32、 different customs.(race)3During his (elect)campaign,he promised to put the economy back on its feet.4Every possible means(use)to prevent air pollution,but the sky is still not clear.has been usedimmigrationracesracialelection课时跟踪检测5One third the country is covered with trees and the majority of the
33、 citizens (be)black people.6It (believe)that we shall make full use of the suns energy some day.7Walking alone in the dark,the boy whistled to keephis courage.8Its hard to make life with that little salary.9 is likely that he has something to do with the theft.10Being colour-blind,Mr Yang cant make
34、a(distinct)between red and green.distinctionareis believedupaIt.完成句子1he didnt attend the meeting on time he was caught in the traffic.他没有按时来开会的原因是他遇上了交通堵塞。2 the sports meeting for the bad weather.天气不好，有人建议推迟运动会。3The next person is Mr Baker.下一个参加会议的是贝克先生。4The policeman died for the people but his spi
35、rits.那位警察为人民而牺牲了，但他的精神永存。5 a good way to solve the problem.这绝非是解决这一问题的好办法。By no means is thisThe reason whywas thatIt is suggested that(should)be put offto attend the meetinglive on.一句多译1这篇文章说清白的良心是一个温柔的枕头，有了这个枕头，我们可以夜夜酣然入梦。a clean conscience is a soft pillow,with which we can have sweet dreams.A cl
36、ean conscience,with which we can have sweet dreams.is said to be a soft pillowIts said in the passage that2据说罗伯特去年到国外学习了，但我不知道他是在哪个国家学习的。Robert studied abroad last year,but I dont know which country he studied in.Robert last year,but I dont know which country he studied in.3她很可能会成功，因为她聪明又勤奋。,for she
37、s clever and hard-working.She,for shes clever and hard-working.is likely to succeedIt is said thatis said to have studied abroadIt is likely that she will succeed.课文缩写语法填空California is the third 1.(large)state in the USA but has the largest population.It is the most multicultural state in the US.Thi
38、s is not 2.(surprise)when you know the history of California 3.has attracted people from nearly every country in the world.No one really knows what time the first 4.(settle)arrived in 5.we now know as California.The scientists believe that the Native Americans reached Alaska 6.means of a land bridge
39、.bylargestsurprisingwhichsettlerswhatIn the 18th century,California was ruled by Spain.Of the first Spanish to go to California,the 7.(major)were religious men.In 1848,gold was discovered in California and the dream of becoming rich quickly attracted people from all over the world.In fact,few achiev
40、ed their dream,but most remained in California 8.(make)a life for themselves.In more recent decades,California 9.(become)home to people from Asia.10.is believed that before long the mix of nationalities will be so great that there will be no major racial or cultural groups.Itmajorityto makehas become “课时跟踪检测”见“Unit 1 课时跟踪检测（二）”(单击进入电子文档)